Recently, a man was acquitted of child rape in the Court of Appeal after the court was unsure of how the word "snippa" should be interpreted, which provoked strong reactions.

The case has also raised a discussion about the role of lay judges in the courts.

SVT's survey shows that many parties want to review the system, but still believe that the lay judges should remain in court.

Sweden Democrats

Sees several "legitimate problems with the juror system", such as the risk of political influence on judgments. Have no proposal today on how the system should be changed.

Christian democrats

Wants to keep the current system but writes that it needs to be clearer that the post is not about a political assignment.

Conservatives

Sees lay judges as an important part of the legal system. Points out, among other things, the importance of educational efforts to maintain competence.

Liberals

Wants the lay judges to be only in the lower courts of the courts. In the higher instances, the Court of Appeal and the Administrative Court of Appeal, cases should be decided by lawyer judges to ensure the independence of the courts.

The party wants to keep the jurors in the lower courts because of the importance of popular support in the courts, according to the Liberals' legal policy spokesperson Juno Blom.

Centre Party

Do not want to change the current lay judge system but want to see more training. "Jurors who judge cases of violence in close relationships and sexual crimes against adults and children must undergo special training," says the Center Party's legal policy spokesperson Ulrika Liljeberg.

Green Party

Wants to reform the system, but cannot say in what way at present.

Social democrats

Wants to keep the lay judges because it is essential that the public thus has insight into the activities of the courts. The system itself can be "developed and improved".

Left

Wants to change the lay judge system and ensure that recruitment is broadened so that more lay judges are appointed "outside the political parties".

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"Lay judges should not be political and therefore they should not be appointed politically. There is a risk that the judgment will be politicized," says Mia Edwall Insulander, Secretary General of the Swedish Bar Association. Photo: Leo Rehnström/SVT